Ceres put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Mountain House Mustangs as the Ceres Bulldogs made off with an 11-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but Ceres sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Alizae Cole made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Cole has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Cole was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Ceres let Ava Montesdeoca and Isabela Giraldes loose on the outfield. Montesdeoca scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Giraldes scored two runs while going 1-for-4. Elizabeth Figueroa was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
On Mountain House's side, Luna Lopez spent all 5.2 innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and nine unearned) runs on eight hits.
Ceres pushed their record up to 13-8 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mountain House, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-7.
Ceres will be playing in front of their home fans against Grace Davis at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ceres is facing Grace Davis at the right time seeing as Grace Davis is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Mountain House, they will be playing at home against Lathrop at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lathrop: 3.8, Mountain House: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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